Early 2008 Macbook 2.4ghz w/ upgraded SSD and 4gb ram. Will Lion still run like crap?

gundam83 · Jan 18, 2013, 12:00 PM

It seems the general consensus with early 2008 macbook is to stick with snow leopard as there are issues with page outs and sluggish performance with snow leopard. But I really want to run Lion on my macbook as I already have a 2012 Mini with Mountain Lion. I also love the multitouch gestures. My macbook currently has 3gb of ram, but I can swap out a stick to give it 4gb, and I have several SSD's laying around that need new homes.

AnonMac50 · Jan 18, 2013, 12:04 PM

I think the main issue is the graphics chip slowing it down, a lot.

Jaskov · Jan 18, 2013, 12:06 PM

It should definitely run faster with SSD disk and more RAM memory. However, try it out yourself and post results for future reference.

Quad5Ny · Jan 18, 2013, 06:56 PM

I have a Late 2008 2.4GHz MacBook Unibody (128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 4GB RAM) with Mountain Lion and besides getting a little hot, it runs just fine. For some reason the fans don't spin up as quickly on 10.8 (smcFanControl set to 2800 solves this).

As long as you don't do anything graphics intensive, you should be ok with your Early 2008 (Scrolling might be a bit laggy though).

Jan 18, 2013, 12:00 PM	#1
gundam83 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	Early 2008 Macbook 2.4ghz w/ upgraded SSD and 4gb ram. Will Lion still run like crap? It seems the general consensus with early 2008 macbook is to stick with snow leopard as there are issues with page outs and sluggish performance with snow leopard. But I really want to run Lion on my macbook as I already have a 2012 Mini with Mountain Lion. I also love the multitouch gestures. My macbook currently has 3gb of ram, but I can swap out a stick to give it 4gb, and I have several SSD's laying around that need new homes.
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Jan 18, 2013, 12:04 PM	#2
AnonMac50 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010	I think the main issue is the graphics chip slowing it down, a lot. __________________ [Tutorial] Three Finger Drag on Non-supported Multitouch Macs (UPDATED!!! (18/1/2013)) Front Row for Lion Now I know why the maps icon wants you to jump off of a bridge!
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Jan 18, 2013, 12:06 PM	#3
Jaskov macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sydney, NSW	It should definitely run faster with SSD disk and more RAM memory. However, try it out yourself and post results for future reference.
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Jan 18, 2013, 06:56 PM	#4
Quad5Ny macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	I have a Late 2008 2.4GHz MacBook Unibody (128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 4GB RAM) with Mountain Lion and besides getting a little hot, it runs just fine. For some reason the fans don't spin up as quickly on 10.8 (smcFanControl set to 2800 solves this). As long as you don't do anything graphics intensive, you should be ok with your Early 2008 (Scrolling might be a bit laggy though).
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